Shelton v. Tucker
| Shelton v. Tucker | |
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| Argued November 7, 1960 Decided December 12, 1960 | |
| Full case name | B.T. Shelton et al. v. Everett Tucker Jr. et al. |
| Citations | 364 U.S. 479 (more) |
| Holding | |
| The Arkansas disclosure law violates the First Amendment. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Stewart, joined by Warren, Black, Douglas, Brennan |
| Dissent | Frankfurter, joined by Clark, Harlan, Whittaker |
| Dissent | Harlan, joined by Frankfurter, Clark, Whittaker |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. amend. I | |
Shelton v. Tucker, 364 U.S. 479 (1960), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States. By a 5–4 vote, the Court struck down an Arkansas law imposing disclosure requirements on public schoolteachers, reasoning that they were unconstitutionally overbroad.